Swing.



T. FISCHER.

SWING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1911.

Patented May 7, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODOR FISCHER, 0F Wfi'RZBURG', GERMANY.

SWING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODOR FISCHER, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, residing at Wiirzburg, Germany, have invented certainImprovements in Swings, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a swing such as used in outdoor placesof amusement and consists in the provision of a plurality ofinterconnected captive balloons from which a car is swinginglysuspended.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is illustrated by way ofexample, Figure 1 representing a plan of the arrangement, and Fig. 2, aside view of the same.

Two ordinary balloons a and a are interconnected by a system of cords hand have ropes f suspended therefrom to the lower ends of which a car 9is attached. A bar 71 is passed through the widest part of the cordsystem it to which bar downwardly diverging ropes e 0 e and e areconnected for holding the balloons captive. These ropes, the length ofwhich may be chosen at pleasure, are anchored at d d 0Z and alrespectively to the ground. The car 9 is normally suspended at somedistance from the ground and may be lowered, for mounting and alightingpurposes, by means of vertical ropes I) connected Patented MayY, 1912.Serial No. 662,479.

to the opposite ends of the bar 2' and to suitable winding drums 0.After the ropes b have been unwound, their lower ends are preferablyconnected to one pair of the anchors cl so as to be out of the way.

The car is preferably fitted with propellers or the like by means ofwhich it is moved in various manners, for instance in circles and curveswithin the space inclosed by the anchoring ropes. If it is desired tomove the car simply in a vertical plane about the bar 5, an enormousspace will be available for such purpose.

The arrangement may be varied without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim A swing comprising two balloons, a system of cords holding saidballoons connected in juxtaposition, a bar passed through the cordsystem at the widest part thereof, downwardly diverging anchoring ropesconnected to said bar and to the ground, and a car suspended on ropesfrom said balloons, sub stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

THEODOR FISCHER.

Witnesses:

OSCAR BooK, RALPH W. Dox.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

